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I had a natural feeling for sculpture, and the nudes are my sculpture.

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The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.

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To me... San Francisco is an ideal city, intellectually stimulating and naturally beautiful. The oceans and forests are close enough to refresh the spirit; the architecture is always exciting.

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My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify, and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity.

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I think of the nudes as seed pods, like flowers or grasses. They are universal bodies.

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Seeing comes from the inside, from the heart, from life's experiences.

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I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.

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To indicate the ideal proportion and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal.

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If I have chosen the female form in particular, it is because beauty has been debased and exploited in our sensual 20th century.

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I allowed life to give me presents. And everything just sort of happened the way it was supposed to happen. I did not pursue anything. It more or less pursued me.

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Photographer

Born: October 14th, 1905

Died: December 18th, 2006

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